Leaf cutters
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With leaf cutters you can make biscuits and cake decorations inspired by gardens, forests and the seasons: maple and oak leaves for autumn shortbread, ivy and rose leaves for floral cakes, tropical leaves and a palm leaf for jungle or summer parties, plus a lucky clover, holly and two tree cutters. Most shapes work just as well with biscuit dough as with fondant, marzipan or flower paste.
For sugar flowers, sets with a plunger are especially handy: the plunger embosses fine leaf veins as you cut and pushes the leaf out cleanly. The veiner with matching cutter works in two steps – cut first, then press the veins in the silicone mould. If you want plenty of choice, the 40-piece leaf cutter set covers shapes from maple and ivy to hibiscus, and the rose leaf set in 4 sizes from 15 to 40 mm suits tiny buds as well as large roses.
Tips for beautiful leaves in dough and fondant
- Biscuit dough: lightly flour the worktop, rolling pin and cutter, and chill sticky dough for a few minutes – the leaf tips stay sharp and do not tear.
- Fondant and flower paste: roll thinly on a silicone mat or with a little cornflour. Keep the centre of the leaf slightly thicker than the edge so rose and ivy leaves look more natural.
- Grass effect: cut green fondant and lay it as a grass border around the cake; two shades of green layered on top of each other strengthen the effect.
- Care: the stainless steel cutters such as the 6.5 cm tree or the oak leaf are sturdy, whereas the polyresin palm leaf should be washed by hand.
Questions about leaf cutters
Which leaf cutters suit autumn biscuits?
The six-piece autumn leaves set, the maple leaf cutter and the oak leaf cutter are ideal for an autumn biscuit platter. Colour a few portions of dough or add a little cocoa to get red, yellow and brown leaves.
How do I turn cut-out leaves into small sprays for sugar flowers?
Let the flower paste leaves dry on baking paper, then bind them with floral wire into a little spray – the largest leaf at the top, the smaller ones at the sides. The rose leaf set in 4 sizes makes this look especially harmonious; add subtle shading with dusting colours or an airbrush.
Matching blossoms and other nature motifs are waiting in the Flower & leaf cutters category. For recipe ideas, visit our blog on cookies, muffins and cakes.